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Grade 8 Final Exam

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  •  English    97     Public
    Review the semester material
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  • What type of figurative language: The fluffy bed felt as soft as a cloud.
    Hyperbole
    Personification
    Metaphor
    Simile
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  • Identify the two types of figurative language: Your skin is as cold as ice!
    Simile and symbol
    Simile and idiom
    Simile and hyperbole
    Simile and personification
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  • Sound words such as BANG, BAM, and BOING are examples of:
    Onomatopoeia
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  • A figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare to dissimilar things is called:
    Simile
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  • It is called ______________ when an author sets mental pictures or images in the reader’s head using words that appeal to the five sense.
    Imagery
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  • An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect, such as “My grandma is 900 years old!” is called:
    Hyperbole
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  • Figurative language: The bells went RINGGGGG CLANGGGGG CLAGGG.
    Onomatopoeia
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  • The Tell-Tale Heart: The narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” explains that he wanted to kill the old man because the old man ___.
    had a scary eye
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  • The Tell-Tale Heart: At the start of the story, the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” insists that he is nervous, but not ___.
    Crazy
    Rational
    Criminal
    Afraid
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  • The Tell-Tale Heart: How long does the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” stalk his victim before killing him?
    One year
    One month
    One week
    Three days
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  • The Tell-Tale Heart: Where does the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” murder the old man?
    In the kitchen
    In his bedroom
    In the street
    In the shower
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  • The Tell-Tale Heart: How was the man feeling at the opening of the story?
    Relaxed
    Angry
    Hungry
    Nervous
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  • The Tell-Tale Heart: To whom is the narrator telling his story?
    The old man
    The readers
    The police
    The narrator isn't telling the story.
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  • How many times did the old man shriek?
    three times
    twice
    none
    once
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  • What does the narrator say about his senses?
    They've been sharpened by disease.
    They are dull.
    They are bothersome.
    They've always been very strong.
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  • Vocabulary: What word means "a loan that is taken out to receive property"?
    Mortgage
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